Part 1: Evaluating Nutrient Content of Foods (1-2 pages)
This portion of the assignment does not need any in-text citations or references. You must show all of your work and include all pertinent information that you used to obtain your answers. Charts are good but you must use full sentences and grammatical structure.
- Create a one-day meal plan for yourself that meets the following conditions. (10 marks)
- Includes 3 meals and 2 snacks, plus beverages (5marks)
| Meal/beverage | Food Items | Price calculations | Total |
| Breakfast
Lunch
|
1 egg
1 piece of toast
Green tea
|
12 eggs @ $4/doz. 4/12 = $0.33 per egg
|
$0.33 |
- List and price all food items from each meal for the day
- In a separate paragraph, explain how the foods you chose for your meal plan meets the “Healthy Food Choices” recommendations of Canada’s Food Guide. Include 1-2 examples of your foods per food choice discussed. If it does not meet the recommendations, you will lose marks. (5 marks)
- Maximum total cost of $15. Show your calculations including the total. Cost only the portions you used. If you used one slice of bread, show how you calculated the cost of one slice out of a full loaf. Do not show just the one slice cost. Your pricing should be reflective of regular everyday measurements. IE you did not eat 10 ounces of bread. You ate 2 slices from a loaf. You didn’t use 3 grams of eggs – you used 1 egg out of 12. Just because you can google it doesn’t mean you should.
- Do not include restaurant or fast food
- Use food that is readily available at a local grocery or convenience store
- You do not have to actually buy the food and make the meals.
- Identify and analyse 2 of your favourite packaged snack foods (not beverages) (16 marks). If you do not consume packaged snack foods, simply choose two you have heard of. A snack food needs a food label for the purposes of this assignment. You may eat carrots as a snack but they do not qualify for this section.
For each snack answer the following. (Answer all 3 parts for snack 1, then all 3 for snack 2)
- Estimate and state your usual serving size that you eat and how often you eat those snacks.
- State the calories, fat, and carbohydrate content in the suggested serving from the nutrition facts panel.
- State and calculate the total calories, fat, and carbohydrates these snacks contribute to your intake in one year.
Part 2: Evaluating Nutrition Information:
Prepare a 1-2 page short report addressing the following points, in full sentence form. Answer each question separately using the letter as the beginning of each section.
- Pick a supplement, powder, shake, beverage website that makes a HEALTH-BASED claim. Eg: when you drink this shake, you will lose 5 lbs in 6 hours.
- Include a screenshot of the chosen product with your assignment. Copy the claim to your page as well if it is not part of the product screen shot. (1 mark).
- Where did you find this product? State the URL and date it was accessed in your report. (1 marks)
- Describe the claim being made. (1 marks)
- Using the article from Dalhousie University, (Mar 26, 2021), assess your product’s legitimacy using 3 of the criteria discussed. You must pick a side and use evidence from the website to support your discussion. (all 5 attributes have to argue for or against, not a blend). Do not list more than 3. Only the first 3 will be marked (6 marks)
- Overall, based on the above attributes, what is your final verdict on the credibility of this information? Is it credible nutrition information, or misinformation? (1 marks)
Use the 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA style) for in-text citations and referencing. (An in-text citation and reference for class notes and your advertisement, promotional material, or news article should be included for part 2). Add your reference page at the end of part 2.
